Azerbaijani-Ukrainian relations mulled
By Nazrin Gadimova
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Ukrainian First Deputy Foreign Minister Ruslan Demchenko discussed the prospects of the Azerbaijani-Ukrainian relations in Baku on October 31.
According to Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry, Demchenko expressed confidence in the development of cooperation between the two countries after the approval of the new government in Azerbaijan due to the presidential elections in the country.
The sides also discussed the upcoming meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation.
They emphasized the importance of strengthening the mechanisms for consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries and the organization of mutual visits.
Demchenko is in Baku to attend the Baku International Humanitarian Forum, which is being held from October 31 to November 1.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1992. Both Azerbaijan and Ukraine are full members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM) and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).
Trade turnover between Ukraine and Azerbaijan amounted to $900 million in 2012.
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